Tafsir Ibn Abi Hatim — His saying (exalted is He): Each floating in an orbit

Volume 10 · Page 56His saying (exalted is He): Each floating in an orbit

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18079 - From al-Hasan, may Allah be pleased with him, regarding His saying: "The sun is not permitted to overtake the moon, nor does the night outstrip the day," he said: "Each of them has an authority; the moon has an authority by night, and the sun has an authority by day. It is not permitted for the sun to rise during the night." And His saying: "nor does the night outstrip the day," he says: "It is not permitted, if there is a night, for there to be another night until the day comes."

18080 - From al-Dahhak, may Allah be pleased with him, regarding His saying: "nor does the night outstrip the day," he said: "The night does not depart from here until the day comes from here," and he gestured with his hand toward the east.

18081 - From Mujahid, may Allah be pleased with him, regarding His saying: "nor does the night outstrip the day," he said: "It is in the decree and knowledge of Allah that the day shall not miss the night until it reaches it and departs with its light."

18082 - From Abu Salih, may Allah be pleased with him, regarding His saying: "The sun is not permitted to overtake the moon, nor does the night outstrip the day," he said: "Neither does this overtake the light of that, nor does that overtake the light of this."

His saying, the Exalted: "swimming in an orbit."

18083 - And 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Zayd ibn Aslam said: "In an orbit between the heaven and the earth."

His saying, the Exalted: "the loaded ship."

18084 - From Abu Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, regarding His saying: "And a sign for them is that We carried their forefathers in the loaded ship," he said: "The ship of Noah, peace be upon him; he carried in it two of every kind." And "And We created for them from the likes of it what they ride," he said: "The ships that are in the seas and the rivers which people ride in."

His saying, the Exalted: "And We created for them from the likes of it what they ride."

18085 - From Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, regarding: "And We created for them from the likes of it what they ride," he said: "These are the ships that were made after the ship of Noah, similar to it."

Notes

(1) al-Durr 7/58-59. (2) al-Durr 7/58-59. (3) al-Durr 7/58-59. (4) al-Durr 7/58-59. [.....] (5) Ibn Kathir 6/565, and he said: A very strange hadith, rather it is munkar (denounced). (6) al-Durr 7/58. (7) al-Durr 7/58.

Arabic (Source)

١٨٠٧٩ - عَنِ الحَسَنِ رَضِيَ اللهُ، عَنْهُ فِي قَوْلِهِ: لا الشَّمْسُ يَنْبَغِي لَهَا أَنْ تُدْرِكَ الْقَمَرَ وَلا اللَّيْلُ سَابِقُ النَّهَارِ قَالَ: لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا سُلْطَانٌ، لِلْقَمَرِ سُلْطَانٌ بِاللَّيْلِ وَلِلشَّمْسِ سُلْطَانٌ بِالنَّهَارِ، فَلا يَنْبَغِي لِلشَّمْسِ أَنْ تَطْلُعَ بِاللَّيْلِ، وَقَوْلُهُ: وَلا اللَّيْلُ سَابِقُ النَّهَارِ يَقُولُ: لَا يَنْبَغِي إِذَا كَانَ لَيْلٌ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَيْلٌ آخَرَ حَتَّى يَكُونَ النَّهَارُ «١» .

١٨٠٨٠ - عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ رَضِيَ اللهُ، عَنْهُ فِي قَوْلِهِ: وَلا اللَّيْلُ سَابِقُ النهار قال:

لا يذهب الليل من هاهنا حتى يجيء النهار من هاهنا، وَأَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى الْمَشْرِقِ «٢» .

١٨٠٨١ - عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ، عَنْهُ فِي قَوْلِهِ: وَلا اللَّيْلُ سَابِقُ النَّهَارِ قَالَ:

فِي قَضَاءِ اللَّهِ وَعِلْمِهِ أَنْ لَا يَفُوتَ النَّهَارُ اللَّيْلَ حَتَّى يُدْرِكَهُ فَيَذْهَبَ بِضَوْئِهِ «٣» .

١٨٠٨٢ - عَنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ، عَنْهُ فِي قَوْلِهِ: لا الشَّمْسُ يَنْبَغِي لَهَا أَنْ تُدْرِكَ الْقَمَرَ وَلا اللَّيْلُ سَابِقُ النَّهَارِ قَالَ: لَا يُدْرِكَ هَذَا ضَوْءَ هَذَا، وَلا هَذَا ضَوْءَ هَذَا «٤» .

قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ

١٨٠٨٣ - وَقَالَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ فِي فَلَكٍ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ «٥» .

قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِ

١٨٠٨٤ - عَنْ أَبيِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ، عَنْهُ فِي قَوْلِهِ: وَآيَةٌ لَهُمْ أَنَّا حَمَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ فِي الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِ قَالَ: سَفِينَةُ نُوحٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، حَمَلَ فِيهَا مِنْ كُلٍّ زَوْجَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ وَخَلَقْنَا لَهُمْ مِنْ مثله ما يركبون قَالَ: السُّفُنُ الَّتِي فِي الْبُحُورِ، وَالْأَنْهَارُ الَّتِي يَرْكَبُ النَّاسُ فِيهَا «٦» .

قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: وَخَلَقْنَا لَهُم مِنْ مِثْلِهِ مَا يَرْكَبُونَ

١٨٠٨٥ - عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ، عَنْهُمَا وَخَلَقْنَا لَهُم مِنْ مِثْلِهِ مَا يَرْكَبُونَ قَالَ: هِيَ السُّفُنُ جُعِلَتْ مِنْ بَعْدِ سَفِينَةِ نوح على مثلها «٧» .